Fearless: A Six-Week Journey Sample

INTRODUCTION Read Psalm 46 PREPARING YOUR HEART Many women are constricted, stunted, or even paralyzed by fear in their Christian walks and in their daily lives. They are kept from the joy of the Lord and the pleasure of living out the purpose God has for them, and from experiencing a victorious Christian life because of fear, anxiety, and worry. How might fear be keeping you from glorifying God and enjoying Him each day? The thoughts and fears of a few saints like you and me are recorded below. Read them and know that you are not alone in this struggle. Ask the Lord to expose the fears that lie hidden in your heart. “I’m scared that I don’t deserve God’s favor because of ‘the sin of the day’ ... I worry that He might need to teach me a lesson the hard way because I’m so stubborn.” “I fear the consequences of radical living—of fully committing. What will people think—my friends, my family, my kids, and even other Christians?” “Even with all that I know of Him and His love for me, I am still fearful to let go and let Him lead. I sometimes wait for feelings first before obedience, yet feelings are the result of obedience.” “I fear insignificance.” “I’m scared that my goals, hopes, and dreams don’t line up with God’s plans for me. I’m scared that if I follow Him, I will have to move to a mud hut in Zimbabwe.” “I’m scared of being disappointed—I’ve been let down so many times by my earthly parents, it is hard to believe that I can trust God.” “My circumstances are so hard. He must not love me or be working for me because I prayed and nothing has changed. If He has the power, why doesn’t He use it?” “I have trouble believing that the Bible is true, so I pick and choose what I’m going to believe and do; then I wonder why it is not working out for me. I want to believe God and obey His word, but I don’t really, so I do it my way, and it doesn’t work out for me ... so I blame Him.” “I’m scared that if I surrender fully to God, I’ll turn into someone I don’t recognize or even like.” FOCUS THE EYES OF YOUR HEART What do you fear? Close in prayer using Psalm 46.